London, June 18.
France will carry on the struggle against the German armies outside her borders and continue her al-hance with Great Britain, authoritative sources believed here last night, after the new French Premier, Marshall Henri Philippe Petain, announced his troops had capitulated.
Britain has no reason to believe the French Government will act dif-fervently from other nations which carried on the struggle outside their own countries after the German invasion of their territories, these quarters asserted, In view of their traditions, these quarters said they believed there is no reason to doubt that the French will do as the Poles, Czechs, Norwegian, Dutch and Belgians have done, These countries, following the capitulation of their armies, have continued resistance from outside re, of the on- Plies. That was where the British 26,000,000 Navy would come in, he said, emphasizing that the Navy would be a factor be to contended with, The speaker went on to say that for 80 years he had been concerned with the possibility of invasion of the British Isles by the enemy, As First ord of the Admiralty in 1914, he (Was responsible for the prevention of such an occurrence with the aid of the British Navy.
He had been told also that the Italian navy would gain sea superiority in the war, declared Mr. Churchill, There was general curiosity in the British Fleet to find Out where the Italian navy was, Speaking of the German invasion of Norway, Mr. Churchill said it had cost them dearly, they had paid for it with a heavy toll in lives and equipment.
were asked whether Great of Britain could be invaded by the enemy from the air, Mr. Churchill said he thought this would be beyond the capacity of the enemy. Speaking (Continued on page 8, col. 3)
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